Chocolate Wafer Cookies

Name: Chocolate Wafer Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons [160 g] all-purpose flour; ½ cup [50 g] Dutch-process cocoa powder, plus more for dusting; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 8 tablespoons [1 stick or 113 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup [100 g] granulated sugar; ¼ cup [50 g] brown sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons heavy cream

Preparation info

Makes • about
50
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

This recipe is a great homemade replacement for chocolate wafer cookies, which are often used in cookie crusts. It makes a large batch and also freezes well, so you can always have cookies on hand if needed.

Ingredients

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons [160 g] all-purpose flour
½

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

1) In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.

2) In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, 1 minute. Add the granulated and brown sugars and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix on medium speed until combined. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed unt